Software Engineer III (AI)

As an AI Software Engineer at Novant Health, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying world-class Decision Intelligence and AI-enabled products for our customers. These solutions have far-reaching impact across aspects including patient care, team member and patient experience, clinical and back-office operations, and system financial health. You will work as part of a product team with other engineers, data scientists, architects, product managers, and product designers. You will also share in the responsibility for our products achieving the target outcomes for the business problems they are meant to solve. As such, you will be a key player in the continuous Product Discovery and Product Delivery lifecycles to ideate, prototype, launch, learn, and increasingly improve each iteration of our products. As a senior level AI Software Engineer, you mentor other engineers in software development best practices and exemplify a sense of product ownership

value in creativity and exploration, and a positive, “get to yes” attitude.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree required in Engineering, Computer Science or similar field. Graduate degree, preferred.

• Experience: Minimum 6 years experience in software engineering, data engineering, machine learning engineering or similar technical role, required. 3 years experience in data science or artificial intelligence, preferred.

• Additional Skills (required):

• • Experience working in cross-functional teams following an Agile product development framework

• Experience deploying production AI/ML applications employing big data technologies, cloud platforms, and data pipeline orchestration

• Experience developing rapid prototypes and iterations

• Expert understanding of AI/ML architectures, tools, and infrastructure

• Expert level programming skills in two or more languages, preferably including Python/PySpark, Java

• Strong understanding of cloud computing, containerization, and DevSecOps practices

• Proficient working with semi-structured file formats and NoSQL databases

• Strong understanding of layers of software stack including API design, development and production deployment at scale.

• Understanding of Healthcare industry standards and HIPAA privacy and security rules

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Ability to troubleshoot failures and perform root cause analysis to identify deficiencies in data and/or processes

• Expert in data engineering and data orchestration best practices with large scale structured and unstructured data

• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

• A positive, “get to yes” attitude, seeking to find a solution that meets viability, value, feasibility, and usability objectives

• Additional Skills (preferred):

• • Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects

• Experience in the healthcare industry

• Knowledge of medical terminology and clinical workflows

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.